Mumbai, April 15 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with robust gains in the afternoon trade, as investor sentiment improved following U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to temporarily ease tariffs on electronics. The Nifty traded above the 23,350 mark. All the sectoral indices on the NSE were in the green, with realty, auto, and bank shares gaining the most.

At 13:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, surged 1,626.54 points or 2.16% to 76,777.53. The Nifty 50 index rallied 498.25 points or 2.18% to 23,326.80.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rallied 2.25% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index surged 2.91%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 3,227 shares rose and 76...